Canadians set to start Mountain Bike World Championships

With a busy calendar this season, the four Rio 2016 athletes are in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, held July 1-3.

“I think all cyclists now we have a multi-peak season – it’s not just about one event. You’ll try and get more than one peak in a season and for myself it’ll be the world championships and the Olympics – while also trying to have good performances in between,” said the two-time UCI World Champion Pendrel.

“The world championships, they’re a big deal, and everyone wants to bring their best to it and there are a lot of nerves and excitement. In that respect they are similar to the Olympics,” said Pendrel.

In the men’s elite, Gagne and Bouchard will represent Canada along with Derek Zandstra, Geoff Kabush, Evan McNeely and Andrew L’Esperance.